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ScooterExpo entries go live | NEWS

Scooter Lab and ScooterNova Magazine are hosting ScooterExpo 2 on Sunday, May 21st at Alfreton Leisure Centre. Here’s how to enter your scooter and a bit more information about the event. Our 2019 ScooterExpo show was very well received by everybody in attendance and was noted for it being a…

iggy-grainger26 January 2023

Chuck Swonnell back in the 1960s sat on his Lambretta, photo by ScooterNova Magazine.

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Scooter Expo 2023 – an exhibition of the finest classic and custom scooters | NEWS

First exhibits announced As the booking of exhibits, traders and special guests gather pace behind the scenes of the second Scooter Expo (taking place on 21 May 2023), we are pleased to announce the first scooters that will be shown. As many will recall, the legendary ‘Chuckles’ Swonnell was booked…

iggy-grainger20 January 2023

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New 47hp Crimaz 132cc Vespa cylinder kit | FEATURE

Like the Casa Performance 250 Twin, the most powerful scooter engines don’t have to be the biggest in capacity. Cristian Mazelli’s latest Vespa endurance racer features for the first time a Crimaz cylinder. Despite only being 132cc it’s already pumping out 47hp on the dyno, and this is at the…

iggy-grainger12 January 2023

Team Vespa scooters pictured at the Newark Winter Warmer show in January 2023.

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Newark classic show kicks off 2023 | RALLERY

Hello SLUK readers and welcome back after the Christmas/New Year holidays. We hope you all had a good one. The first of a few large scooter custom shows for 2023 kicked off last weekend with the popular Newark Winter Classic Show. We paid a social visit (rather than a working visit)…

iggy-grainger10 January 2023

Sticky stool beside the world's craziest Lambretta. Casa Performance's twin cylinder 75bhp two stroke. Fitted into a turquoise green Lambretta GP.

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Casa Performance 250 Twin – the craziest Lambretta on the planet | ROAD TEST

If you are the type that fancies flying kites in thunderstorms, then the Casa Performance Lambretta Twin is right up your alley. This is pure 2-stroke Jekyll and Hyde on 10” wheels. If you can master it then it’s pure exhilaration. If you get it wrong, then the results won’t…

iggy-grainger21 December 2022

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SLUK’s Race-winning Quattrini M1L 60 ‘S’ engine build PART 4 | FEATURE

Quattrini M3-150-S exhaust... Forgive them lord for they know not what they do So, when it came time to fit the engine to our SS90 chassis we encountered a problem with the M3-150-S exhaust. This exhaust design is specific to the M1L 60 S cylinder because it fits to the…

iggy-grainger20 December 2022

Close up of a wasp sat on the studs of a Vespa Quattrini cylinder. Of course, Vespa is Italian for Wasp.

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SLUK’s Race-winning Quattrini M1L 60 ‘S’ engine build PART 3 | FEATURE

One of the things you quickly learn when working on scooters is that ‘Plug & Play’ is a misnomer. Only Lego is plug and play. Scooter parts from disparate manufacturers never go together as intended; chiefly because nobody ever builds to the standard specification. If you have an exhaust, carb…

iggy-grainger15 December 2022

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A SLUK back at the highs and lows of 2022 | FEATURE

As we approach the final few days of the year, we thought we’d take a quick look back at the National Rallies and a few other events that took place this year. A year with highs and lows for many of us. Having survived the pandemonium brought about by Covid…

iggy-grainger13 December 2022

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SLUK’s race-winning Quattrini M1L 60 ‘S’ engine build: PART 2 | FEATURE

Sloppy Seconds (and 3rd and 4th) When it comes to traditional scooters, having a precise gearchange is a real bonus. The problem is that it’s not that easy to achieve due to all the linkages involved. Every linkage on a Vespa or Lambretta adds unwanted ‘slop’ until you end up…

Sticky Round30 November 2022

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SWSC Ladrum Bay Scooter Rally | RALLERY

Woohoo, a new venue! Ladram Bay has replaced Warmwell as South West Scooter Club's end-of-season rally. Located about 20 miles east of Exmouth on the South East Devon coast, to say the area is picturesque is doing it a great disservice. It's beautiful, having stunning views of the Jurassic Coast with…

iggy-grainger28 November 2022